References

Performance References

"Pianist Alma Batista offered us an afternoon filled with drama, emotional intensity,
lyricism, magic and interpretative color... Ms. Batista achieved a great impact in terms of
sound, intensity and magic with her interpretation. The combination of rhythmic intensity
with the harmonic and melodic colors was expressed with playfulness, ingenuity and
great beauty."
El Vocero, San Juan, Puerto Rico

"The technical mastery and musicality of the pianist became evident; she extracted
brilliant sonorities from the instrument in an interpretation characterized by utmost clarity
in the phrasing and highly effective dynamic contrasts... this interpreter possess purity of
technique and great musicality."
El Nuevo Dia, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Teaching References

"The successful teacher is one who can be flexible and adjust to the needs of the
individual student. Alma certainly was very capable in that regard. As a teacher, and
pianist, she was always very musical and thoughtful." Stephen R. Shapiro, Ph.D.
Executive Director of Community Music Center in San Francisco

"Ms. Batista has earned an impeccable reputation as a teacher of precision and
authority. She is without doubt one of the finest instructors our department had ever
had, and her experience as a teacher of Piano, Music Theory/Fundamentals of Music
and Music Appreciation has been outstanding."
Dr. Betty Oberacker, UCSB Professor of Music/Director, Keyboard Program